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Author’s log, Fall 2020; Jinn
/in Author's Log/by Donald Furrow-Scott“With love and good will.” My older brother Robert gave me a copy of “Tales of the Arabian Nights” back in the early 1980’s, and the Jinn were […]
Winery log, Fall 2020; Wine Diamonds
/in Winery Log/by Donald Furrow-ScottTartrates explained.
Author’s log, Summer 2020; Inspiration
/in Author's Log/by Donald Furrow-ScottAfter four years of writing four novels and fully outlining four more, a calm is overcoming my muse this summer. It is not a fit of writer’s block, […]
Winery Log, Summer 2020; Oaking the wine
/in Winery Log/by Donald Furrow-ScottWe don’t have room for traditional oak barrels. Tiran & Cavel from my novel Children of Breton would probably be annoyed by that. Just wait until Barbin Fortier of The […]
Vineyard log, Spring 2020; Bloom Damage
/in Vineyard Log/by Donald Furrow-ScottWhat a May frost does to Cabernet clusters. The healthy one set fruit nicely. The dead one will try again next season. We were lucky compared to some vineyards Young, […]
Winery log, Spring 2020; Short changed bottling
/in Winery Log/by Donald Furrow-ScottSmall wineries don’t have the luxury of large staffs to do multiple things every day. While everyone can probably understand an organization comes together fully at a busy time like […]
Vineyard log, Spring 2020; Pressure. Tears. Weeping. Release.
/in Vineyard Log/by Donald Furrow-ScottOne of the most frequent vineyard questions people ask is how warm winters and springs affect the budding grapevines. The Vitis vinifera that makes up most of the European grape […]
Author Log, Winter 2020; Feudal
/in Author's Log/by Donald Furrow-ScottPruning in the vineyard is one of the most idyllic times in my vigneron lifestyle. It is as close to my escapist hermit island as I can get and still […]
Donald Furrow-Scott bottles the history of grape growing and wine making into historical fiction novels spanning the centuries; stories with compelling notes of ancient legends and lingering hints of the supernatural. In the Wine’s Anvil series, the history of several wine varietals comes to life through a series of memorable characters and their inspiring adventures.
Furrow-Scott has decades of experience as a grape grower, cellar master, winemaker, and tasting room storyteller at Hickory Hill Vineyards near Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia.
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